What color is #7B6591?

#7B6591 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B6591?

The RGB value is 123, 101, 145: 123 red, 101 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B6591?

The complementary color is #7B9165, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B6591?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B6591 color

#7B6591 rgb(123, 101, 145)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7B6591 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 39.6% green and 56.9% blue (123, 101, 145).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 18% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#7B6591 color codes

HEX	`#7B6591`
RGB	`rgb(123, 101, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 39.6%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 18%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 30%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 30%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.4, 17.82, -20.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.4, 27.44, 310.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.932, 15.563, 28.842)`
Decimal	`8086929`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B6591, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #7B6591	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B6591 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #7B6591 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b6591; }
.text { color: #7b6591; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b6591; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 101 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b6591, #916591); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #7B6591?: #7B6591 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B6591?: The RGB value is 123, 101, 145: 123 red, 101 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B6591?: The complementary color is #7B9165, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B6591?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.